(Atlantic, Iowa) – After a couple of days of wet weather, work at the Atlantic SplashPad site resumed this (Wednesday) morning. Workers with the Henley Group, LLC, began the process of installing a water supply pipe for the nearly 4,000 square-foot project. When it’s completed – sometime around the Labor Day weekend – the Splash Pad will feature numerous amenities, including a giant dump bucket, a small water table for toddlers, an over-spray zone, and a simple ground spray for kids

The project was initially expected to have cost over $600,000, but the low bid came in at just over $550,000. An official groundbreaking ceremony was held May 20th. The concept of having a SplashPad was batted around on-and-off, for nearly a decade. Community meetings held in 2022 eventually resulted in the formation of a fundraising committee and fundraising efforts beginning in earnest, last year (2023). The Fundraising Committee exceeded their goal, thanks to generous donations from the public, private individuals, businesses and grants.

Stamp Construction in Atlantic donated in-kind dirt work for the project in June, to get the pad prepped for additional work.

Henley Group, LCC workers install the splashpad water supply pipe July 2nd, 2024 (Photo courtesy Atlantic Parks & Rec Coordinator Jeff Christensen)